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December 8, 2023

Alabama Politics

News

Texas AG Ken Paxton vows to fight judge’s order allowing Kate Cox to have abortion

Paxton warned that legal consequences were still possible if Cox’s physician provided the abortion.

By The Associated Press

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News

Senator’s son steals car, kills North Dakota deputy in head-on collision during chase, officials say

Police were pursuing Ian Cramer, the 42-year-old son of Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), as he drove a stolen 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe.

By Jami Ganz New York Daily News (TNS) and Tribune Media Services

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Alabama could never again require COVID masks under lawmaker’s proposed bill

Public schools would also be prohibited from enacting mask mandates. "People are smart enough to make those decisions for themselves."

By Alander Rocha and Alabama Reflector

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Politics

Tuberville cosponsors bill granting back pay to military officers whose promotions he held up

The Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act would make the officers' promotions effective much earlier than they were under the holds.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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Native American News

Biden tells Native American tribal leaders he’s working to ‘heal the wrongs of the past’ and ‘move forward’

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access federal funding and have greater autonomy over how to spend it.

By The Associated Press

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NewsNation’s GOP debate in Alabama watched by 4.1 million viewers

The nearly 4 million people who tuned into Wednesday's debate represented the lowest viewership of the four presidential primary debates this year. But for NewsNation, numbers are seen as a win.

By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com

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